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Finding a hotel room with its own bathroom and more than a 1-star Yelp rating under $450 was nigh impossible three weeks before Oracle OpenWorld began. And with Howard Street between Moscone North and Moscone South, along with another road or two, closed, driving and parking were a mess.

Not to say this reporter, a veteran of constant Southern California traffic jams, felt sorry for the denizens of San Francisco. After all, this event lasted only six days.